Washing machine



May 5, 1925.

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UNITED starts PATENT OFFICE.

REUBEN E. CAUDILL, OF NORTHWILKESBORO, NORTH CAROLINA. i

WASHING MACHINE.

Application filed September T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, REUBEN E. CAUDILL,

a citizen of the United States, residing at My 1111 811131011 relates to a. washing ma chine and the object of the invention is to provide such a washing machine that is practical in every way, simple in construction and economical inmanufacture and use. X r r y Another object of the invention is to con struct the washing machine with as few parts as possible and it consists, besides the necessary tub or trough, of a revolubledrum, a pair of pressing rollers and a bag or folder in which the clothes are enclosed, and which folder is tied around thedrum.

In the accompanying drawings, one embodiment of the invention is illustrated;

and y y t Figure 1 is a side elevation partly in section of the washing machine;

Figure 2 is an end View of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a longitudinal section thereof;

Figure 4 is a receptacle or folder for the clothes;

Figure 5 is an end view of the receptacle or folder; and

Figure 6 is a section of the folder when the ends are laced together and the folder placed around the drum."

In the drawings, reference numeral 10 represents a tub or tank, preferably raised from the ground and supported on legs 11. The tub as shown in the drawings is oblong, but it is evident that any other shape may be selected.

At one end of-the tub is furnished a transverse shaft 12 carried in suitable bearings and provided with an arm 13 at each end,

which arms run parallel, and the ends of which furnish bearings for a transverse rod 14-. Between the arms 13 are mounted, on

each end of the rod 14:, a pair of two-armed yokes 15 swiveled around the 'axisof the rod 14:. At the outer ends of the arms of the yokes arejcarried two rollers 16 adapted to revolve in the arms of the yoke. Around the transverse shaft 12 are wound springs 17, which with theirv free ends engage the upper or outer sides of the arms 13, while their 14, 1923. Serial No. 662,691.

inner ends are secured in any suitable manner in the tub. By this means it is evident that the arms 18 are continually pressed to swing downwards in the tub together with the rollers 16; A lifting lever 18 is secured at one end of the transverse shaft 12in order to; raise the rollers 16 upwardly,

, Reference numeral 19 represents the drum of any suitable material, but which is provided around its cylindricalsurface with corrugations 20 which are preferably flat faced on top. These corrugations are shown in the form of a sleeve secured around the drum. The drum 19 is revolubly mounted in suitable bearings 21 placed on top of the tub and one of its trunnions is provided with a hand wheel 22 having an operating handle 23 for turning the drum by hand power. wheel 22 is preferably fiat in order to furnish the same with a belt connected with any suitable source of power.

In figures 4; and his illustrated the receptacle or folder 24 in which the clothes or material to be washed are enclosed, whereupon the sides of the receptacle are folded over it,

as in Figure 5, and the receptacle placed around the drum 19, as seen in Figure 3, when the ends are tied or laced together by a cord 25 threaded through the perforations 26 in the folder so that the two ends thereof will come tight together, and the entire folder forms a cylinder around the drum 19, as best seen in Figure 3. '1

When using the washing machine, the material to be washed is first placed in the receptacle or folder 24 as just described, and tied around the drum 19., while the lever 18 is pressed outwardly to raise the rollers 16" from the drum 19. The lever 18 is then released, whereupon the springs 17 will press the rollers 16 against the drum 19. With the tub filled to a sufiicientheight with hot water and soap suds, the machine can now be started, either by hand, using the handle 23, or by a motor connected with a belt to the wheel 22. As soon as the drum starts to revolve, the receptacle or folder containing the material to be washed is revolved with it under the rollers 16. In this manner, the clothes will be alternately squeezed and soaked as they pass around the drum 19, while the rollers, being mounted on yokes 15, will rise and fall according to the thickness of the receptacle at the particular point The circumferential surface of the of contact, and it is evident that by use of the yokes 15, one roller may be raised higher than the other on account of the uneven packing of the clothes in the receptacle.

After the washing is done and the tub emptied, the machine may be used as a wringer, when the clothes have to pass between the drum and the rollers as the former rotates. If the spring pressure is insufficient to wring the clothes fairly dry, additional pressure can be given by turning the lever 18.

It may here be mentioned that generally the receptacle 24 is tied to hang loosely around the drum 19 as indicated in Figure 3, when the slack or baggy portion dips down into the water. In this manner the receptacle will swell out when entering the water and soak up a great deal of the same, thereby making the cleaning more thorough. At times, however, it may be preferable to permit a close fit between the receptacle and the drum.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A washing machine comprising a tub, a longitudinally corrugated drum revolubly mounted therein, means for connecting the drum with a source of power, a rock shaft mounted on the tub at one end thereof, arms extending radially from the rock shaft over the tub, yokes pivoted upon the free ends of said arms and each consisting of branches diverging downwardly relative to the arms, rollers extending between and journaled in the ends of the yokes, a spring secured upon the tub and engaged with one of the arms to yieldably hold the rollers to the corrugated drum, and a handle member projecting from the rock shaft.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

REUBEN E. CAUDILL. [Ls] 

